(YLD) Principal Active High Yield - Ratings and Ratios
Junk Bonds, Bank Loans, Treasuries, Preferred Stock
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 7.25% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 9.52% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | -5.97% |
| Payout Consistency | 92.3% |
| Payout Ratio | - |
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 5.21% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 8.60% |
| Relative Tail Risk | 0.28% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.10 |
| Alpha | -2.50 |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.60 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.375 |
| Beta | 0.271 |
| Beta Downside | 0.299 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 5.62% |
| Mean DD | 0.67% |
| Median DD | 0.39% |
Description: YLD Principal Active High Yield October 27, 2025
The Principal Active High Yield ETF (NYSE ARCA: YLD) is an actively managed fund that allocates at least 80 % of its net assets-plus any investment-grade borrowings-into below-investment-grade (high-yield) fixed-income securities, including corporate bonds, senior floating-rate loans, and preferred securities. It also holds a modest allocation to U.S. Treasury securities and investment-grade bank loans to manage liquidity and credit risk.
Key metrics (as of the latest filing) show an expense ratio of 0.71 %, a weighted-average credit rating around BB-, and a portfolio duration of roughly 4 years, positioning the fund to benefit from a steepening high-yield spread while limiting interest-rate sensitivity.
Macro-level drivers that materially affect YLD’s performance include the Federal Reserve’s policy stance (higher rates tend to compress high-yield spreads), corporate default rates (which have risen modestly to ~2.5 % in Q3 2024), and the health of the U.S. energy and consumer discretionary sectors-both of which dominate the high-yield universe.
If you want a data-rich, scenario-based assessment of YLD’s risk-adjusted returns, ValueRay’s analytics platform offers a convenient way to explore the fund’s sensitivity to interest-rate shifts and credit-cycle dynamics.
What is the price of YLD shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.42%, over one month by +0.10%, over three months by +0.05% and over the past year by +5.02%.
Is YLD a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the YLD price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 21.5 | 13.2% |
YLD Fundamental Data Overview December 09, 2025
Beta = 0.55
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 449.4m USD (449.4m + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 449.4m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 449.4m / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 7.01% (E(449.4m)/V(449.4m) * Re(7.01%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 7.01% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)
Additional Sources for YLD ETF
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